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Thomaston News
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- ChillyFest 'an incredible success,' says Gates
The first annual ChillyFest was held Friday and Saturday and deemed a success. Several hundred people turned out for the two-day celebration, which included the Parade of Lights, carnival, chili cookoff, 5K ...
- Heritage Center still a best kept secret in the county
It's a strange thing about human nature that we often take for granted those things that are closest to us.
- Two county PDs awarded grants
Two Marengo County police departments have been awarded a combined $50,000 by the State of Alabama.
- Fay rains on Marengo often, but not much
The off-and-on rain was termed "banded activity" caused by the spiraling of Fay by the National Weather Service in Birmingham, which said the southeast portion of Marengo County - ' including Thomaston, ...
- Martin, Leonard set for runoff
Unofficial results from Tuesday's county elections show the winner for the district 4 county commissioner seat will have to come to a run-off. Incumbent Calvin Martin captured 49.04 percent of the vote, while ...
Thomaston Classifieds
Local classifieds for Thomaston, AL
City DescriptionThomaston is a town in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 383. The area was first settled in the early 1800s by people from Virginia and the Carolinas who migrated to the area in search of land. The community was named in 1892, and the town of Thomaston was incorporated in 1901. Thomaston has one historic district, the Thomaston Central Historic District, which encompasses the core of the town. Additionally, there are three individually listed properties on the National Register of Historic Places: the Thomaston Colored Institute, C. S. Golden House, and Patrick Farrish House. The town is home to the Alabama Rural Heritage Center, and the Thomaston Community Market, both community projects of Auburn University's Rural Studio.
Thomaston is located at 32°16′10″N 87°37′30″W / 32.26944, -87.625 (32.269495, -87.624865). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 383 people, 163 households, and 105 families residing in the town. The population density was 190.3 people per square mile (73.6/km²). There were 212 housing units at an average ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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